Aunt Ruby’s German Green Tomato
Aunt Ruby's German Green Tomato from Seed Savers Exchange
Details
- Solanum lycopersicum
- Open-Pollinated heirloom
- Type: indeterminate
- Shape: oblate
- Color: yellow-green
- Maturity: late season (80-95 days)
- Size:
- Yield: ?
- Taste:
- “intense” (Epic Tomatoes)
- “excellent flavor” (CCN)
- “sweet juicy flesh with hint of spicyness” (SSE)
- Disease Resistance:
Notes:
- family heirloom from Ruby Arnold of Greeneville TN
- ready to harvest when soft to the touch and yellow-green in color
Sources:
Results from My Garden:
| SEASON |
SOURCE |
DATES |
PLANTS |
SPACING |
MATURITY |
YIELD PER PLANT |
AVG SIZE |
DISEASE |
| 2012 |
SSE seed |
2/19 > 4/9 > 5/14 & 6/4 |
2 |
18×24″ |
n/a |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
wilt & over-competition (pine tree roots) |
| 2013 |
CCN start |
5/26 |
1 |
|
n/a |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
CTV or wilt |
| 2014 |
SSE seed |
3/9 > 4/15 > 5/10 |
1 |
24″ |
81 days |
1 |
3.5 oz |
3.5 oz |
yanked 8/20 (bacterial wilt?) |
| DIY graft (SSE seed w/ TSC SuperNatural rootstock) |
3/9 > 4/15 graft > 5/8 |
1 |
24″ |
n/a |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
graft failed (incompatible rootstock?) |